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Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced today that it will convert a former Alcatel campus near Dallas into a massive data center . The facility has more than 800,000 square feet of pote... More >
On the heels of Sprint's announcement that EVO 4G users will have to pay an additional $10 fee for premium data, Verizon confirmed it will shift to a tiered pricing model for LTE data when it lau... More >
Intel has put a stake through Larrabee -- again . Intel has confirmed that it will not ship is Larrabee graphics processor. However, elements of the multicore GPU technology will be implemented i... More >
InfoWorld reports that Google is building speech-recognition technologies not just for Chrome, but for all browsers. Google is hopeful that the audio technology it is creating for browsers could s... More >
Ookla, the operator of Speedtest.net , has released statistics from its Web-based Internet measurment tool. The results are posted on a new website called Net Index . According to the site, the top... More >
To help deal with increasing congestion on its wireless network, AT&T is offering a free public Wi-Fi hotspot in New York's Times Square. The pilot program provides free Wi-Fi access to AT&T ... More >
Intel has created a new segment of processors known as Consumer Ultra Low Voltage CPUs as part of its line of Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. The 32nm chips are for use in ultra-thin laptops measuring... More >
The Cloud, Europe's largest wireless broadband network, is evaluating how to build a London-wide Wi-Fi network in time for the Olympic Games in the summer of 2012, reports IT Pro Portal . The Clou... More >
Google has launched an encrypted version of its search engine. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is already the default setting for Gmail users. Google is now giving its users a more secure option for sear... More >
Seagate has launched the Momentus XT , the company's fastest 2.5-inch hard disk drive for laptop computers, VentureBeat reports. While the Momentus XT looks like a traditional HDD, the same can't ... More >
Germany's month-long mobile spectrum auction wrapped up yesterday with existing operators snapping up all of the available bandwidth and netting the country €4.4 billion ($5.5 billion). Deutsche Te... More >
Skype has released a Web-based management tool that enables businesses to better manage and deploy Skype across their organizations. Skype Manager , which replaces Skype's Business Control Panel, si... More >
To bring more applications to the Web, Google is developing the Chrome Web Store for launch later this year. The service will allow users to search, download, install and pay for Web-based services... More >
Google Wave , the search giant's online collaboration and communications service, is now available to the general public following a year of invitation-only beta testing. Opening Wave to the public i... More >
Energy saving is emerging as a significant factor for adoption of cloud computing. Jonathan Koomey, a researcher who has studied data center energy use at Stanford and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs... More >
During a conference call to announce second-quarter earnings, HP CEO Mark Hurd divulged that the goal of HP's $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm is the company's WebOS mobile operating system , whic... More >
Anybots Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., introducted QB , a robotic stand-in for people in remote locations to have a rich telecommunications experience without having to invest in an expensive teleco... More >
Seagate confirmed that it is working on a 3TB 3.5-inch disk drive that will be unveiled later this year, PC Magazine reports. The move to 3TB is easier said than done, says Barbara Craig, product... More >
YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, is celebrating two milestones: turning 5 years old and generating 2 billion views per day. Over the past five years, YouTube has become more than a place for people t... More >
The Google I/O conference is scheduled to get under way this week in San Francisco. HTML5 is expected to figure prominently during the technical conference for developers, says Computerworld . The... More >
Skype has announced the latest version of its VoIP service. One of the major features of the latest iteration is support for group video calling . The feature allows for up to five people to chat at... More >
Acer looks to make good on its December promise to the first Chrome OS netbook . VentureBeat reports that Acer could launch Chrome OS devices at the Computex Tapei show, which begins June 1. &... More >
Paul English, co-founder of travel search engine Kayak.com , aims to provide the whole of Africa with self-sustainable Wi-Fi , DVICE reports. It's a lofty goal that could take the better part of ... More >
Leichtman Research Group found that 19 of the largest cable and telephone providers in the United States added more than 1.4 million broadband subscribers in the first quarter of 2010. While the addi... More >
Advanced Micro Devices has expanded its Vision brand to include mobile processors . The move comes as AMD looks to close the gap between itself and Intel in the Mobile CPU space. Included in its new... More >
Microsoft Office 2010 launches from beta today with its sights aimed squarely at business and derailing Google Apps, Google's Web-based application suite. One person who is excited to get the ball ro... More >
Gavriella Schuster, senior director of the Windows commercial product management group, downplayed the advantages of virtualized desktop infrastructure in a blog post yesterday. According to Schust... More >
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the beginning stages of developing Energy Star standards for enterprise storage , Computerworld reports. The EPA has already begun holding meetings w... More >
The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Gigabit Alliance announced an agreement today to promote faster Wi-Fi in the 60 GHz frequency band as well as the other two bands in which Wi-Fi operates. The unlice... More >
Skype claims changes to its monthly call subscriptions will provide customers savings up to 60 percent compared with previous pay-as-you-go rates, according to Smarthouse . The company's updated p... More >
Clearwire revised the terms of its deal with Intel that allows the WiMax vendor to switch to LTE if it chooses, according to ZDNet . Bill Morrow, CEO of Clearwire, made the following comment on th... More >
Google has issued the latest beta of its Chrome browser. The new iteration includes an integrated Flash plug-in, V8 performance improvements, preferences synchronization and HTML5 features. Ac... More >
Intel has announced a chip package based on the Atom Z6 series processors that will go into mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. The chips, code-named Moorestown , will include a low-power s... More >
Videoconferencing received a major boost from the ash cloud that permeated the friendly skies of Europe last month. Volcano byproducts aside, videoconferencing continues to gain steam. Irwi... More >
According to NetApplications' latest figures, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is still leads the browser market, but it's losing its dominance. The browser, which once held 90 percent of the market, d... More >
Google disclosed in a blog post that it has invested $38.8 million in two North Dakota wind farms developed by NextEra Energy Resources . The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted subsidiar... More >
Google suspended offline access to its productivity suite yesterday. The company announced last month that it would halt offline access to its online document and spreadsheet editors. It's said to ... More >
Microsoft has clarified its position on Flash, after a blog post from Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft's general manager of Internet Explorer, sparked speculation that Internet Explorer 9 will not suppo... More >
Microsoft is on the same page with Apple, at least when it comes to Flash. The company announced that its upcoming Internet Explorer 9 browser will not support Flash and will run only H.264 video, ... More >
Google's Chrome browser continues to make rapid gains, according to the latest figures from NetApplications. Chrome jumped to 6.73 percent share from 6.1 percent share last month and its gains came... More >
Less than a week after agreeing to purchase Palm for $1.2 billion, sources indicate that HP will drop Windows 7 from its Slate device in exchange for a variant of Palm's WebOS. The Tech Hera... More >
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